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EXHIBITION: The Wonder Women of Space
The history of astronomy is filled with amazing women like Caroline Herschel, who discovered comets and mapped the stars. She succeeded in claiming a rightful place in scientific circles through passion and dedication during times when intelligence in women was frequently disregarded. In 2018 we ask leading astro-physicists, astronomers and engineers to share what inspires…
Silent Auction: you can bid for two VERY special bottles of ‘satellite’ wine!
The Herschel Museum of Astronomy invites bids for rare Spanish wine made to celebrate the launch of the Herschel and Planck space telescopes. You couldn’t make it up. The granddaughter of a famous Spanish winemaker becomes a telecommunications engineer, specialising in space satellites, works for four years with the European Space Agency developing the world’s…
Spot the Herschel Owl on the Owls of Bath trail this summer!
An interactive sculpture trail of owls is celebrating the Roman heritage of Bath and raising funds for four brilliant local charities. WHY OWLS? The Roman Baths temple, built in 1AD, was dedicated to Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, whose symbol was an owl. Minerva's owl of wisdom can be seen carved into the Temple pediment…
Museums Week (Half term) at BPT museums – full list of events
Here is a list of all the events taking place at Bath Preservation Trust museums during Museums Week, 27 October to 4 November. Museums Week events 2018.
Design a Space Superstar!
Our current exhibition ‘Wonder Women of Science’ features a comic book about Caroline Herschel, a Georgian Astronomy genius. Create your own Superhero or Superheroine of Science – what powers will you give them? Get creative with our poster outlines and exciting graphics. 27th Oct to 4th Nov 1.00 - 5.00pm on weekdays 10.00am - 5.00pm…
Planisphere Perfection!
A planisphere is a device that shows which stars are visible in the night sky at any particular time. Take a look at the Georgian example in our exhibition ‘Wonder Women of Science’ then make your own so that you can easily identify constellations. 31st Oct 1.00 - 4.00pm FREE admission to the museum with…
TALK: So you think you want to be a scientist?
Linking with the Herschel Museum’s ‘Wonder Women of Space’ exhibition, Carole Mundell, Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at Bath University, will give a talk about her work, followed by a Q&A session. In 2016 she established a new Astrophysics research group at the University, concentrating on high-energy extragalactic astrophysics of black hole driven…